Chapter 74 Reciprocity

Qi Xi was flustered and almost threw her phone away in her nervousness.

Zhou Heran said in a friendly tone, "It's okay, don't be nervous. After all, we're friends now, aren't we?"

Qi Xi never imagined in her life that she could become friends with her idol.

Her mind went completely blank; she didn't know what to say, and could only nod repeatedly like a blade of grass.

It takes two and a half hours to get to the city center, so Zhou Heran dropped Qi Xi off at the bottom of her apartment building.

"You've worked hard today too, get some rest, goodbye."

Qi Xi got out of the car awkwardly, and after a long pause, managed to stammer out, "Um, goodbye, goodnight."

Zhou Heran chuckled, "Goodnight."

That "goodnight," tinged with a low laugh, felt to Qi Xi like an arrow of hormones, piercing her heart with perfect accuracy.

This is terrible!

After Zhou Heran's car drove away and even the exhaust fumes were no longer visible, Qi Xi, who had been standing motionless, slapped her thigh in frustration.

This is Zhou Zhou saying goodnight to her alone. She should record it and play those two words on repeat before going to bed. She'll definitely have sweet dreams every night!

Qi Xi rubbed her face and told herself, "Qi Xiaoxi, one shouldn't be too greedy. Being with Zhou Zhou today is something that countless fans would never even dare to dream of."

"You even got Zhouzhou's personal WeChat account. Your life is truly worth it!"

Inside the car, the manager said sternly, "Zhou Zhou, do you know what you're doing? Adding fans on WeChat. If the paparazzi find out about this, you'll be branded as a 'sleeper fan' and all your efforts over the past ten years will be wasted!"

"Sister Hong, you're overthinking it. It's just adding each other on WeChat. Besides, I'm doing this all for Lao Qi. This girl is my sister-in-law's best friend."

"If you want to know anything about your sister-in-law in the future, just ask this girl. As for sleeping with fans, you should read less about entertainment news. Do you think something like that would happen to me?"

Seeing Zhou Heran speak with absolute confidence, his manager said from the bottom of his heart: "Zhou Zhou, as a person, you can't be too confident and make too many promises. Otherwise, the more promises you make, the more you'll be proven wrong."

Zhou Heran didn't take it to heart, thinking that his manager was just worrying about this and that every day, which would only make him age faster.

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When we got back to the seaside villa, it was already past dinnertime.

However, Qi Chenyan contacted the housekeeper in advance to prepare dinner so that they could eat as soon as they arrived.

Actually, they could have eaten on the bullet train, but the food on the train is all pre-cooked, which is not healthy. Besides, Yu Li was sleeping soundly with her head on his shoulder, and Qi Chenyan couldn't bear to wake her up.

So when they arrived at the seaside villa, as soon as they entered, Yu Li's nose twitched, "It smells so good."

Just then, the housekeeper came out of the kitchen and said with a smile, "Sir and Madam are back. The food is ready. You can wash your hands and eat."

Yu Li looked at Qi Chenyan in surprise.

"After a long day, I knew you must be starving, so I had the housekeeper prepare the food in advance."

Yu Li was deeply moved. "Qi Chenyan, you are so considerate and thoughtful. I love you, I love you."

Halfway through making a heart shape with her hands, Yu Li realized how embarrassing she had said to Qi Chenyan, and she really wanted to play dead.

She covered her face and hurried towards the restaurant.

Qi Chenyan stood there stunned for a moment, then smiled and chuckled softly.

After finishing her meal, Yu Li was exhausted, so she went to wash up and prepare for bed.

When she came out of the bathroom and walked to the bedside, she suddenly saw a square red box in the very center of the bed.

The box looks a bit like...

Two words had just popped into her head when Yu Li shook her head and denied them.

How could that be? She must be overthinking it.

It must have just been a gift that Qi Chenyan bought for her on his business trip, right?

After all, she had also given Qi Chenyan a phone case, so it was only natural to reciprocate.

Yu Li remained calm, picked up the box, and casually opened it.

But upon seeing the contents of the box, they froze in place.

It is a pink diamond.

It is shaped like a poppy flower, shimmering and dazzling under the light, like a pink enchantress, captivating the soul.

"The schedule was quite tight. I just bought the diamond and had the designer make a pair of wedding rings based on the design. Do you like them?"

Qi Chenyan's pleasant, deep voice rang out from behind.

Yu Li suddenly looked up at him, her eyes filled with surprise.

"A wedding ring? Why would you suddenly want to buy a wedding ring? Didn't you say that our marriage couldn't be made public?"

Moreover, this marriage was established because of the child.

As for Qi Chenyan, all he needs to do is fulfill his duties as a father.

Yu Li hadn't even considered that since they were married, they would need a pair of wedding rings to represent their married status.

"We don't want to disclose this to the public to protect your privacy, but the things that couples should have are naturally indispensable."

"I'm sorry, I should have bought these wedding rings on our wedding day, but I was in too much of a rush at the time, and then I was busy with a business trip, so it's only now that I'm finally getting them to you."

Although Yu Li had only seen pink diamonds on TV, pink diamonds are different from ordinary white diamonds. They are extremely precious and naturally more expensive.

And just by looking at the color of this pink diamond, you know it must be extremely expensive.

Yu Li stared blankly at the pink diamonds. "Actually, you don't need to buy such expensive ones. You can just buy a pair at the mall."

Qi Chenyan said seriously, "No, it's for my wife, so whatever it is, I can't settle for anything less."

Yu Li felt her heart pounding so hard it was about to jump out of her chest.

This man claims he doesn't know how to flirt, but he's clearly incredibly skilled—a master of romance!

Yu Li felt that she had wasted all those years reading CEO romance novels. Otherwise, how could her mental fortitude be so low that she could be so easily swayed by a diamond ring and a single sentence from the other party?

"Shall I put it on for you?"

Yu Li forced herself to come back to her senses, nodded, handed the pink diamond to Qi Chenyan, and then extended her right hand.

Qi Chenyan took her hand in his long, slender hand and solemnly slipped the wedding ring onto her ring finger.

It was as if a wedding ring had locked Yu Li's entire life away.

Yu Li looked up and examined it again and again.

Sure enough, expensive things are different. This pink diamond is of very high quality, and it sparkles under the lights, almost blindingly so.

"Do you think I might get robbed if I go out wearing such a sparkly ring?"

Qi Chenyan chuckled: "Don't worry, the security situation is very good now. As long as you don't go down deserted alleys, no one will dare to make that move."

"Of course, if you're worried, I can hire bodyguards to protect your safety 24 hours a day."

Yu Li was so frightened that she waved her hands repeatedly, "That's an exaggeration, that's an exaggeration."

"Where's the other men's one? Give it to me, I'll put it on you."